2019
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I’m too long in the tooth to pass myself off as a student at Crumpledbeercan University but I could probably teach beer research there.
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I’d like to start opinion blogging about politics and international current affairs. The problem is I’d like to keep it out of the social timeline at Micro.blog and I don’t want to start a new seperate MB blog. So I need to decide on a platform.
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Most of the plastics in our fresh water come from our laundry per American Scientist. Our washing machines don’t filter out micro-plastic lint and neither does our sewage treatment plants. #greatlakes
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What is it with automobile drivers these days, ignoring the stop arm on school buses? Drivers seem to have a sense of entitlement these days that didn’t use to exist.
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Oh great, another invasive insect from China that is eating our trees and grapes. Thank you New World Order. Just what we needed.
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I could not find graph paper in any of the stationary isles of the pharmacy or dollar stores close to me. I’m not going to drive 20 miles to find it so I ordered from (where else?) - Amazon. The paper will go with my new Pentel drafting pencil and rusty old skills.
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My Rules: The only proper use of no-follow in links is when linking to anything owned by Google or Google itself. Otherwise, ignore what Google wants.
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Thinking about colors and web design, if I had my way, all links would be old school blue like the 1990’s. It’s very easy to pick them out and I don’t care what it might look like.
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Reminder to Self: An Emu is a goofy looking bird, not the name for some color only women know about.
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Huawei Opts for Linux on Its Laptops Not surprising. More people should use Linux.
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Perversely, the whole ban against Huawei from using US tech is more likely to promote Linux and un-Googled Android on phones faster than US Gov’t anti-trust suits. The world wants out of the Google/Android and Apple/iOS stranglehold.
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Brexit - I have no clue.
Trump - I have no clue, other than he likes baiting the opposition.
Democrats - Soundbites.
News Media - lost the hunt.
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I really hope e Foundation can get a good phone out for USA customers in the next few months. I like their eco-system approach, access to open source Android apps. Plus maybe I can get @vivaldi to run on it. @gael_duval @e_mydata
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The new Land Rover Defender is out and coming to America. I like the looks although I wish it were even more boxy, but EU regs won’t allow. Still it looks way better than SUV’s from USA and Asian car makers.
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Reminder: The Correspondent starts publishing 30 September 2019. Just in time for the full blown Election Season of Weird.
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Windows users: just in case you want a WebKit based browser on Windows you can try Midori web browser I’ve never gotten excited about Midori. I do notice it has an RSS extension.
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Android users: Vivaldi has released a beta of their first mobile browser The news is on all the tech websites. Sounds like it is a pretty polished beta. Give it a try.
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QuiteRSS: Desktop RSS Reader First Impressions
Previously, I had been using an online RSS reader service. But I’ve hit the limits of the free version and I don&r... -
Today, I start searching for a good Linux based RSS reader.
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Librem 5 Linux Smartphone Shipping Schedule (Click it, it’s a link.) Hrrm, looks like it could be 2Q of 2020 before I can get a final, long term release. Pine Phone may be out by then. Will have to think about this.
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Gnome Web Browser
Gnome “Web” browser f/k/a “Epiphany” is going to be the supplied default browser on the Librem 5... -
Bicycles, Scooters and the Centuries Old Fight for City Streets Long article but extremely interesting. We’ve been here before.
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Alternative Operating Systems – TechRadar. Beyond Windows, macOS and Linux. Sorry to see OS/2 is on life support. I never used it but I hear it was good.
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Indianapolis rolls out the red carpet for transit. I think Bus Rapid Transit is a good option for many mid sized cities in America. I’m glad Indy went with electric BRT buses.
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Linux Laptop Buyer’s Guide 2019 – Forbes